Research Catalog

Title

The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale : a tactical and strategic analysis / Leopold Scholtz.

Author

Scholtz, Leopold,

Publication

Johannesburg : Delta Books, 2020.

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Description

viii, 280 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"In 1987–1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While the leadership of the former South African Defence Force (SADF) claims it was never defeated, the supporters of the Angolan MPLA government, Cuba and SWAPO insist that the SADF was vanquished on the battlefield. They contend that the SADF wanted to overrun Cuito Cuanavale and use it as a springboard for an advance on Luanda.But was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF?"

Alternative Title

South African Defence Forces and Cuito Cuanavale

Subjects

• South Africa > South African Defence Force
• Angola
• South African Incursions > (Angola : > 1978-1990)
• South Africa > South African Defence Force > History > 20th century
• Armed Forces
• Angola > Cuito Cuanavale
• South African Invasion of Angola > (Angola : > 1975-1976)
• South Africa > History, Military > 20th century
• Angola > History > South African Invasion, 1975-1976
• 1900-1999
• Cuito Cuanavale, Battle of, Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, 1987-1988
• Battle of Cuito Cuanavale > (Cuito Cuanavale, Angola : > 1987-1988)
• Angola > History > South African Incursions, 1978-1990
• History
• South Africa > Armed Forces > Angola
• Military history

Genre/Form

• History.
• Military history.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.

ISBN

• 9781928248033
• 1928248039
• 9781928248044 (canceled/invalid)

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library